By CAMILLE AGIE “They say I have the best ass below 14th Street,” is a declaration spoken by Mimi, a young woman and drug addict, with a perfect combination of confidence and humor. Funny and flirty though she seems, as… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Public Theater Fills Final 2024-25 Spot With Michael Mitnick’s ‘Scotland, PA’ Musical
Pittsburgh Public Theater has completed the announcement of its 50th season with the musical Scotland, PA – tagline: “Macbeth with a side of fries” – that features a book by Fox Chapel‘s Michael Mitnick, songs by Adam Gwon and direction… Read More ›
Broadway’s Sara Porkalob Paints a Colorful Family Portrait With ‘Dragon Lady’ at Pittsburgh Public
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh theater-goers will soon have the opportunity to experience two writer-performers channeling multiple characters in distinctly different solo shows. While Tami Dixon is channeling local residents in South Side Stories Revisited at City Theatre, Broadway’s Sara Porkalob… Read More ›
Brian Quijada Takes Audiences on His Mother’s Immigration Journey in ‘Somewhere Over the Border’
City Theatre Opens 2023-24 With a Musical Work That Began in Pittsburgh By SHARON EBERSON Brian Quijada’s Somewhere Over the Border began with “an epic conversation” between the performance artist and his mother. The Yellow Brick Road that twice has… Read More ›
Long-Awaited ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Makes Its Pittsburgh Debut With a Dashing Duke and Splashy Spectable
By SHARON EBERSON The North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical was delayed twice by COVID, once when we were all on hold during the pandemic, and again for the first wave of the Omicron variant. But if this show… Read More ›
Review: Front Porch’s Moving ‘Merrily’ Revives a Musical Old Friend
By SHARON EBERSON Merrily We Roll Along is a musical notorious for its lack of merriment. But there is plenty of reason to make merry at the New Hazlett Theater, where the talent onstage and that gorgeous Sondheim score reign,… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO Announces ‘tick tick … Boom!’ Musical and R-rated ‘Who’s Holiday!’ Comedy Reopening Greer Cabaret
Do you feel a hint of autumn in the air? It may be hot as Hadestown outside, but back to school shopping is in high gear, and in the Pittsburgh Cultural District, it’s nearly time to Greer up, too. Pittsburgh… Read More ›
Director, Star and Ingenue: Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Anything Goes’ Trio Chats About 2023 Season Opener
By SHARON EBERSON In the intimate conference room in Pittsburgh CLO’s Benedum Center offices, there was a special something in the air. The trio of director Ameenah Kaplan, star Rashidra Scott and ensemble member Kylie Edwards had gathered to talk… Read More ›
Review: Emotionally Charged ‘Falsettos’ Lands With Post-Pandemic Jolt
By Sharon Eberson For those of us who lived through “The AIDS Crisis,” few things may astonish more than life-sustaining drugs advertised on network television. Yet that’s where we are in 2023. Thousands still die annually from HIV/AIDS related illnesses,… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO Reveals Partial Summer Lineup of Artists
Broadway Names and Pittsburgh Ties Include ‘Into the Woods’ Castmates Patti Murin, Manu Narayan and Joe Serafini By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO put on a show today to announce artists who will populate their 77th summer season of musicals, with… Read More ›